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Population in Armenia compared to Japan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,033,500 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 2,989,841 people compared to 122,677,250 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 41 times bigger than Armenia's.
  • Armenia is ranked the 137th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 1.52% of the world: 0.04% for Armenia vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, Armenia has had an average growth rate of +0.04% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 2.99M (4.39% decline), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.05% decline).

Armenia vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Armenia Japan
2100 1,726,155 76,978,998
2099 1,738,442 77,363,458
2098 1,750,778 77,742,445
2097 1,763,118 78,118,375
2096 1,775,426 78,498,614
2095 1,787,824 78,875,245
2094 1,800,498 79,250,325
2093 1,813,303 79,628,057
2092 1,826,180 80,007,967
2091 1,839,379 80,383,529
2090 1,852,808 80,760,724
2089 1,866,467 81,140,553
2088 1,880,473 81,521,696
2087 1,894,917 81,908,373
2086 1,909,962 82,304,497
2085 1,925,201 82,709,534
2084 1,940,818 83,123,058
2083 1,956,741 83,544,006
2082 1,973,327 83,980,325
2081 1,990,252 84,429,305
2080 2,007,426 84,899,768
2079 2,024,836 85,387,247
2078 2,042,672 85,897,934
2077 2,060,623 86,434,291
2076 2,078,608 86,993,007
2075 2,097,177 87,577,777
2074 2,115,982 88,190,392
2073 2,135,035 88,834,763
2072 2,154,014 89,499,356
2071 2,172,852 90,184,464
2070 2,191,664 90,899,136
2069 2,210,468 91,625,421
2068 2,229,358 92,367,969
2067 2,247,986 93,113,499
2066 2,266,479 93,869,240
2065 2,284,877 94,633,430
2064 2,302,956 95,391,433
2063 2,320,865 96,148,081
2062 2,338,236 96,902,907
2061 2,355,877 97,654,031
2060 2,373,382 98,400,894
2059 2,390,915 99,144,216
2058 2,407,952 99,868,968
2057 2,425,439 100,585,601
2056 2,442,510 101,295,868
2055 2,459,310 101,989,736
2054 2,476,652 102,683,462
2053 2,492,983 103,359,083
2052 2,510,452 104,036,901
2051 2,527,737 104,706,698
2050 2,544,715 105,377,283
2049 2,561,834 106,053,011
2048 2,578,975 106,731,207
2047 2,596,116 107,419,237
2046 2,613,159 108,115,358
2045 2,630,081 108,820,982
2044 2,646,916 109,529,333
2043 2,664,391 110,245,586
2042 2,682,314 110,968,174
2041 2,700,161 111,704,629
2040 2,718,522 112,438,759
2039 2,737,359 113,175,948
2038 2,755,417 113,915,783
2037 2,773,864 114,662,374
2036 2,792,492 115,410,956
2035 2,811,595 116,162,381
2034 2,830,390 116,911,001
2033 2,849,539 117,652,676
2032 2,868,514 118,393,188
2031 2,888,255 119,127,425
2030 2,908,073 119,856,131
2029 2,928,347 120,574,242
2028 2,948,331 121,287,543
2027 2,968,352 121,989,133
2026 2,989,841 122,677,250
2025 3,011,956 123,339,586
2024 3,033,500 123,975,371
2023 2,964,300 124,516,650
2022 2,969,200 125,124,989
2021 2,962,300 125,681,593
2020 2,961,500 126,261,000
2019 2,962,500 126,633,000
2018 2,969,000 126,811,000
2017 2,979,400 126,972,000
2016 2,992,300 127,076,000
2015 3,004,600 127,141,000
2014 3,013,800 127,276,000
2013 3,022,000 127,445,000
2012 3,024,100 127,629,000
2011 3,027,900 127,833,000
2010 3,044,800 128,070,000
2009 3,066,000 128,047,000
2008 3,087,100 128,063,000
2007 3,107,400 128,001,000
2006 3,127,100 127,854,000
2005 3,146,400 127,773,000
2004 3,164,900 127,761,000
2003 3,182,500 127,718,000
2002 3,199,800 127,445,000
2001 3,211,800 127,149,000
2000 3,221,100 126,843,000
1999 3,167,286 126,631,000
1998 3,208,401 126,400,000
1997 3,246,289 126,057,000
1996 3,278,735 125,757,000
1995 3,307,581 125,472,000
1994 3,364,610 125,178,000
1993 3,453,332 124,829,000
1992 3,571,861 124,425,000
1991 3,613,977 123,964,000
1990 3,552,128 123,478,000
1989 3,443,100 123,069,000
1988 3,355,125 122,578,000
1987 3,328,520 122,069,000
1986 3,294,847 121,482,000
1985 3,260,432 120,837,000
1984 3,224,547 120,083,000
1983 3,191,539 119,307,000
1982 3,163,144 118,480,000
1981 3,135,349 117,661,000
1980 3,107,415 116,807,000
1979 3,078,501 115,890,000
1978 3,012,807 114,913,000
1977 2,912,827 113,872,000
1976 2,818,165 112,775,000
1975 2,743,660 111,573,000
1974 2,686,445 110,162,000
1973 2,630,860 108,707,000
1972 2,577,079 107,188,000
1971 2,525,345 105,697,000
1970 2,475,633 103,403,000
1969 2,424,030 102,219,000
1968 2,367,319 101,011,000
1967 2,307,492 99,879,000
1966 2,246,159 98,851,000
1965 2,183,635 97,952,000
1964 2,120,135 96,903,000
1963 2,056,023 95,900,000
1962 1,991,689 94,933,000
1961 1,927,484 94,055,000
1960 1,863,705 93,216,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Armenia decreased by 134,800 people (a 4.31% decline), while Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Armenia lost 2,459 people (a 0.08% decline), while Japan's population decreased by 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline).

Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 137th in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Armenia's population will shrink by 14.9% to 2,544,715 people with a rank change from 137th to 142nd. The population of Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,377,283 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 30.5% of the population in Armenia and 29.1% in Japan.

Population growth rate by year

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Armenia Japan
2100 -0.71% -0.5%
2099 -0.7% -0.49%
2098 -0.7% -0.48%
2097 -0.69% -0.48%
2096 -0.69% -0.48%
2095 -0.7% -0.47%
2094 -0.71% -0.47%
2093 -0.71% -0.47%
2092 -0.72% -0.47%
2091 -0.72% -0.47%
2090 -0.73% -0.47%
2089 -0.74% -0.47%
2088 -0.76% -0.47%
2087 -0.79% -0.48%
2086 -0.79% -0.49%
2085 -0.8% -0.5%
2084 -0.81% -0.5%
2083 -0.84% -0.52%
2082 -0.85% -0.53%
2081 -0.86% -0.55%
2080 -0.86% -0.57%
2079 -0.87% -0.59%
2078 -0.87% -0.62%
2077 -0.87% -0.64%
2076 -0.89% -0.67%
2075 -0.89% -0.69%
2074 -0.89% -0.73%
2073 -0.88% -0.74%
2072 -0.87% -0.76%
2071 -0.86% -0.79%
2070 -0.85% -0.79%
2069 -0.85% -0.8%
2068 -0.83% -0.8%
2067 -0.82% -0.81%
2066 -0.81% -0.81%
2065 -0.79% -0.79%
2064 -0.77% -0.79%
2063 -0.74% -0.78%
2062 -0.75% -0.77%
2061 -0.74% -0.76%
2060 -0.73% -0.75%
2059 -0.71% -0.73%
2058 -0.72% -0.71%
2057 -0.7% -0.7%
2056 -0.68% -0.68%
2055 -0.7% -0.68%
2054 -0.66% -0.65%
2053 -0.7% -0.65%
2052 -0.68% -0.64%
2051 -0.67% -0.64%
2050 -0.67% -0.64%
2049 -0.66% -0.64%
2048 -0.66% -0.64%
2047 -0.65% -0.64%
2046 -0.64% -0.65%
2045 -0.64% -0.65%
2044 -0.66% -0.65%
2043 -0.67% -0.65%
2042 -0.66% -0.66%
2041 -0.68% -0.65%
2040 -0.69% -0.65%
2039 -0.66% -0.65%
2038 -0.67% -0.65%
2037 -0.67% -0.65%
2036 -0.68% -0.65%
2035 -0.66% -0.64%
2034 -0.67% -0.63%
2033 -0.66% -0.63%
2032 -0.68% -0.62%
2031 -0.68% -0.61%
2030 -0.69% -0.6%
2029 -0.68% -0.59%
2028 -0.67% -0.58%
2027 -0.72% -0.56%
2026 -0.73% -0.54%
2025 -0.71% -0.51%
2024 2.33% -0.43%
2023 -0.17% -0.49%
2022 0.23% -0.44%
2021 0.03% -0.46%
2020 -0.03% -0.29%
2019 -0.22% -0.14%
2018 -0.35% -0.13%
2017 -0.43% -0.08%
2016 -0.41% -0.05%
2015 -0.31% -0.11%
2014 -0.27% -0.13%
2013 -0.07% -0.14%
2012 -0.13% -0.16%
2011 -0.56% -0.19%
2010 -0.69% 0.02%
2009 -0.68% -0.01%
2008 -0.65% 0.05%
2007 -0.63% 0.11%
2006 -0.61% 0.06%
2005 -0.58% 0.009%
2004 -0.55% 0.03%
2003 -0.54% 0.21%
2002 -0.37% 0.23%
2001 -0.29% 0.24%
2000 1.7% 0.17%
1999 -1.28% 0.18%
1998 -1.17% 0.27%
1997 -0.99% 0.24%
1996 -0.87% 0.23%
1995 -1.69% 0.23%
1994 -2.57% 0.28%
1993 -3.32% 0.32%
1992 -1.17% 0.37%
1991 1.74% 0.39%
1990 3.17% 0.33%
1989 2.62% 0.4%
1988 0.8% 0.42%
1987 1.02% 0.48%
1986 1.06% 0.53%
1985 1.11% 0.63%
1984 1.03% 0.65%
1983 0.9% 0.7%
1982 0.89% 0.7%
1981 0.9% 0.73%
1980 0.94% 0.79%
1979 2.18% 0.85%
1978 3.43% 0.91%
1977 3.36% 0.97%
1976 2.72% 1.08%
1975 2.13% 1.28%
1974 2.11% 1.34%
1973 2.09% 1.42%
1972 2.05% 1.41%
1971 2.01% 2.22%
1970 2.13% 1.16%
1969 2.4% 1.2%
1968 2.59% 1.13%
1967 2.73% 1.04%
1966 2.86% 0.92%
1965 3% 1.08%
1964 3.12% 1.05%
1963 3.23% 1.02%
1962 3.33% 0.93%
1961 3.42% 0.9%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Armenia grew by 2.33%, while Japan's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Armenia Japan
Current population
2989841
122677250
Population rank 137/197 12/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.48%
One net population change
7.6 minutes
58.3 seconds
One birth every
14.4 minutes
42.2 seconds
One death every
21.6 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +190 -1,483
Annual growth/decline +69,200 -541,279
Annual growth/decline rate +2.33% -0.43%
Population growth rate rank 36/197 185/197
One migration net change every
18.2 minutes
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change -29,013 +140,579
Net migration rank 162/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 274,645 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 102/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 68/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Armenia
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Armenia Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,013 - 140,579
2024 - -29,966 - 153,357
2023 12,153 75,000 -871,617 175,003
2022 9,799 38,001 -825,825 175,003
2021 2,370 -19,457 -640,976 -34,996
2020 296 -13,046 -542,923 42,001
2019 10,072 -14,330 -531,858 318,190
2018 10,688 -13,129 -456,520 320,601
2017 10,428 -14,180 -406,310 322,564
2016 12,269 -14,697 -343,106 314,732
2015 13,821 -15,225 -292,424 168,896
2014 15,371 -15,745 -267,279 58,109
2013 14,505 -16,265 -242,146 66,449
2012 14,818 -16,782 -229,733 67,904
2011 15,442 -17,296 -204,533 97,720
2010 16,746 -30,009 -128,070 131,860
2009 16,863 -30,357 -76,828 125,450
2008 13,583 -29,732 -51,225 142,605
2007 13,362 -29,980 -25,600 138,024
2006 10,320 -29,921 12,785 130,065
2005 11,013 -29,921 -25,554 113,017
2004 11,710 -30,103 76,656 69,014
2003 9,866 -29,616 114,946 74,875
2002 6,719 -27,792 178,423 60,864
2001 8,030 -51,303 203,438 59,563
2000 9,985 -52,780 228,317 23,468
1999 10,452 -51,871 202,610 56,901
1998 14,357 -55,171 265,440 45,912
1997 16,685 -51,640 277,325 43,366
1996 21,092 -51,023 314,392 25,030
1995 22,452 -50,223 276,039 87,714
1994 26,271 -112,569 363,017 154,214
1993 35,818 -126,963 312,073 168,836
1992 50,346 -196,270 360,833 170,878
1991 56,269 5,422 396,685 161,331
1990 59,893 2,122 407,478 124,582
1989 57,520 98,517 467,662 31,202
1988 33,232 -13,325 527,085 51,154
1987 60,176 -26,879 598,138 28,001
1986 61,771 -27,727 631,706 27,987
1985 62,499 -27,710 676,687 -141,323
1984 62,124 -25,143 756,523 -273,686
1983 61,028 -31,993 775,495 -269,755
1982 58,617 -30,862 805,664 -288,550
1981 56,323 -28,487 811,861 -278,525
1980 54,128 -26,099 864,372 -92,314
1979 52,452 -22,659 950,298 -57,692
1978 48,326 53,277 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 45,320 53,042 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 41,948 49,014 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 40,217 17,829 1,204,989 107
1974 38,392 17,995 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 37,355 17,425 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 36,943 15,836 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 36,590 14,094 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 36,045 12,700 1,230,496 33,731
1969 37,333 17,128 1,195,962 49,447
1968 38,118 20,855 1,191,930 43,593
1967 38,674 22,014 1,258,475 29,632
1966 39,842 22,131 682,072 68,934
1965 42,271 20,809 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 44,886 19,028 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 48,058 16,252 987,770 -100,742
1962 50,461 13,898 901,864 -57,075
1961 51,957 12,102 893,522 -58,882
1960 51,675 11,827 894,874 -150,371

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 93.5% of the population change in Armenia is from natural causes (a gain of 97,267 people) and 6.54% is from migration (a loss of 6,808 people). In Japan 73.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,178,838 people) and 26.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,860,103 people).

As of 2024, 274,645 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Armenia, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

Biggest cities by population

Armenia
City Population
Yerevan 1.11M
Gyumri 122K
Vanadzor 90.5K
Abovyan 44.4K
Kapan 43.2K
Armavir 38.6K
Ashtarak 21.6K
Masis 21.4K
Goris 17.1K
Spitak 15K
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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